Chandler Police are clamping down on abandoned vehicles starting this month.

Vehicles that are more than three years old, inoperable and left on the owner’s property for 20 days in view of public property will be removed without permission of the owner, the Police Department announced Thursday. Public property in this case includes public streets and sidewalks.

Abandoned cars will be towed starting Aug. 15.

Owners will have to pay processing and towing charges of $45 total, plus a storage fee of $10 per day, before they can get the towed vehicle back. According to Chandler Police, the storage charge will be capped at $1,500.

Are left on private property for more than two days without the property owner's permission;

Are left on public property and are a hazard or obstruction on a public right-of-way.

Vehicles left on private property for 20 days or more were the only abandoned vehicles mentioned in the Police Department's news release about cleanup efforts.

Police say the abandoned vehicles hurt neighborhoods’ quality of life and contribute to a sense of neglect.

“This is our community and we must stop the threat posed by abandoned vehicles,” Chandler Police Chief Robert Irvin said in a news release. “I strongly urge the owners of abandoned vehicles to remove them immediately and avoid additional penalties.”